President Widodo: Indonesia values friendship with Vietnam

Indonesian President Joko Widodo told President Truong Tan Sang that his
government attached special importance to developing the traditional
friendship between Indonesia and Vietnam.

In a meeting on the
sidelines of the 22 nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
in Beijing, China on November 10, the two leaders discussed measures to
strengthen the Vietnam–Indonesia strategic partnership, including
implementing the 2014-2018 Action Plan and facilitating visits at all
levels.

Both countries are set to prepare for the 60 th
anniversary of diplomatic ties by fostering trade and investment
cooperation with a view to increasing the value of two-way trade to 10
billion USD by 2018 and continuing their joint efforts on national
defence and security.

With regard to global and regional
issues of shared concern, they promised to work together to support the
establishment of the ASEAN Community and at multilateral forums, such as
the United Nations.

President Truong Tan Sang invited Widodo
to visit Vietnam in the near future. The later accepted and the timing
will be arranged./.